What are some Adult brown Bag Lunch ideas?
My husband and I are trying to cut back on spending so I am now packing his lunches. I feel awful, everyday its either left overs or a ham sandwich, I need some good ideas that are not to time consuming to make!
The possibilities are endless.
There is nothing wrong with left overs and or cold cuts.
What I do is this: On the weekend, I'll get 1/4 lb of assorted cold cuts. For example:
1/4 lb salami
1/4 lb provolone plus 1/4 lb of another cheese
1/4 lb ham
1/4 lb chicken or turkey breast
I also purchase 6 onion rolls in a bag and the tortillas wraps that are 8''.
Other weeks I''ll get whole wheat bread / rye bread or other bread, and sometimes, I'll purchase an Italian or French long baquette.
I always try to so something different week to week on the bread and if certain breads are on sale, I buy them, take them home, wrap them in foil & freeze them.
BTW - a good secret is to alwyas have those small salt & pepper packets you get from fast food places. 
Here is a few ideas.
#1 - Tripple decker:
Toast 3 pieces of bread and put his favorite mayo/mustard on it.
One of the layers will have some cold cut & cheese and the second layer will have lettuce & tomato or cuccumber... what ever he likes.
Add a hard boiled egg along with the salt & pepper packets.
1 small bag of chips and 1 or 2 cookies.
#2 Tortilla wrap
Put this favorite mayo/mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, sliced thin onions, and roll it up.
Cut it in half.
In a small container some home made potato or mac salad... you can make this on the weekend so it's ready for the week day lunches.
A brownie or a few cookies.
#3 Italian hogie
Cut an Italian or French baquette in half & toast it.
Place his favorite cold cuts & cheeses, with shreaded lettuce & tomato and if he likes peppers, add a few slices of peppers on top
A pinch of oregano & pepper
Then gently sprinkle some Italian dressing on it and that's it.
If he likes fruit, make him a small fruit salad but use fruits that will not turn brown, such as strawberrys, blue berrys, UNPEELED banana, melon, honeydew, watermelon.... etc..
#4 - Nothing states that you cannot have breakfast for "lunch".
3 scrambled eggs with grilled ham, buttered toast and home fries. The grilled ham & home fries can be prepared on Sunday. Make sure you add the salt & pepper packets as well as ketchup.
Add an apple or some other fresh fruit such as melon.
# 5 - Grilled ham & cheese with a small Glad container of soup
Some cookies or brownies and some fresh fruit.
# 6 -
In a Glad or plastic container. Give him a few pieces of toasted bread or roll with butter. Add to the Lunch Container some cold cuts, cheese, tomato wedges, pickelts, some olives & 2 hard boiled eggs.
Again, some cookies & fresh fruit.
I can think of more, but I'm tired of typing....
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